FIESA | International Sand Sculpture Festival | Algarve Portugal

FIESA described as the largest sand sculpture event in the world, the Festival Internacional de Escultura em Areia (FIESA) or International Sand Sculpture Festival has been held in Pera, Algarve, Portugal annually since 2003. The site occupies 15,000 square meters (3.7 acres). Each year about 60 artists use 35000 tons of sand to create 50 works of art. The exhibition is also open in the evenings with atmospheric lighting.

Each year the exhibition has a different themes:

2014: Music II

2013: Music

2012: Idols

2011: Animal Kingdom

2010: Living World

2009: Discoveries

2008: Hollywood Films and Characters

2007: Wonders of the World

2006: Mythology

2005: Lost Worlds

2004: Tales of Enchantment

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The sand is hand-carved by a group of sculptors, of various nationalities, exploring different sculpting techniques, producing original pieces that stand out by their magnitude, technique and aesthetics. FIESA is organized by the ProSandArt Company who not only created the FIESA event but also produced different projects in Portugal, Turkey and Argentina.

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Flutey Sting by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
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